Wednesday, March 5, 2014

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

I received two emails recently asking for suggestions about helping children learn their addresses. You won’t believe this, but 15 years ago our kindergarten assessment had a section called “Self Help Skills” that included “knows address, birthday, phone number…ties shoes!!!” Ah, those were the days!

It’s still important for children to know this information. Here are some tunes you can share with parents to help their child learn their phone number, address, zip code, and birthday.

Crafty Idea Want a bulletin board idea to help children learn their addresses? Let children decorate a lunch bag to look like their house. Give them newspaper to stuff inside, fold down the top, and staple on a roof. Let them write (or you can write for the younger children) their name and street address at the top. *You can staple these to a bulletin board or use in the block center to build your community.